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Ed Montanari
Ed Montanari was a member of the St. Petersburg City Council in Florida, representing District 3. He assumed office on January 7, 2016. He left office on January 2, 2025.
Montanari (Republican Party) ran for election to the Florida House of Representatives to represent District 60. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Montanari graduated from St. Petersburg's Northeast High School in 1977. He went on to earn a B.S. from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in 1981.[1] He served as an air operations officer in the U.S. Air Force from 1979 to 1980, as an F-16 pilot in the U.S. Air Force from 1981 to 1989, and as a Boeing 777 pilot for American Airlines.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Florida House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Florida House of Representatives District 60
Incumbent Lindsay Cross defeated Ed Montanari in the general election for Florida House of Representatives District 60 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Lindsay Cross (D) | 53.6 | 47,698 |
 | Ed Montanari (R) | 46.4 | 41,209 | |
| Total votes: 88,907 | |||
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Democratic primary election
The Democratic primary election was canceled. Incumbent Lindsay Cross advanced from the Democratic primary for Florida House of Representatives District 60.
Republican primary election
The Republican primary election was canceled. Ed Montanari advanced from the Republican primary for Florida House of Representatives District 60.
Campaign finance
Endorsements
Montanari received the following endorsements.
2019
See also: City elections in St. Petersburg, Florida (2019)
General election
General election for St. Petersburg City Council District 3
Incumbent Ed Montanari defeated Orlando A. Acosta in the general election for St. Petersburg City Council District 3 on November 5, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Montanari (Nonpartisan) | 53.4 | 18,294 |
 | Orlando A. Acosta (Nonpartisan) | 46.6 | 15,943 | |
| Total votes: 34,237 | |||
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Nonpartisan primary election
Nonpartisan primary for St. Petersburg City Council District 3
Incumbent Ed Montanari and Orlando A. Acosta defeated Zachary James Collins in the primary for St. Petersburg City Council District 3 on August 27, 2019.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Ed Montanari (Nonpartisan) | 70.6 | 3,083 |
| ✔ | | Orlando A. Acosta (Nonpartisan) | 20.0 | 872 |
 | Zachary James Collins (Nonpartisan) | 9.4 | 409 | |
| Total votes: 4,364 | |||
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2015
The city of St. Petersburg, Florida, held elections for city council on November 3, 2015. Because only one candidate filed to run, the primary election scheduled for August 25, 2015, was called off. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was June 22, 2015. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election. In District 3, Ed Montanari won election without opposition. Incumbent Bill Dudley did not run for re-election.[2]
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Ed Montanari did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2019
Ed Montanari did not complete Ballotpedia's 2019 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Florida House of Representatives District 60 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bill Dudley |
St. Petersburg City Council District 3 2016-2025 |
Succeeded by Michael Harting |
